The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-31
STOCK ITEMS.

Cows are cheaper in most parts OF Eurone
than in America, and good milk is more
plentiful in populous London than in New
York, or perhaps in any CT our large cities
Mr.. f. G.. Brown, of Helena precinct
johnson County, reports a sort Of in
fueuza, something like the epizootic or pink
eye in horses, prevailing among people of
his nelghborhood. They are attacked with.
what seems to be severe cold but soor.
manifest the same symptoms seen in cases.
OF pink eye.-SyrGeESe (1Ee6.) Journal
From this tune on young stock reQui-eSl
special care. The hardest months on cattls-
are March and April We feed little OF no.
grain TO stock cattle and farrow cows till
the middle of March. From that time till
the 10Th of May little corn can be fed to-
the greatest advantage. A little warming
| up Of corn will enable them to get the full
benefit OF grass.-HoDi6stcdd.
Messrs. Talbot and Guthrie's sale, near
Falrvllle last Thursday, was one Of The
largest affairs of the kind ever held in the.
county. II is estimated that there were 40
persons present There were leo head OF
stock sold including five registered cattle
These last brought $50 to S1eS heing only
yearlings. The horses brought from $73 to-
Sl52 and the mules about SlGO.-KdrSaal('
CVO.) Progress.
Milk feed for calves may be varied by
putting one or two spoonfuls of linSeed.
meal IN water and mixing it with enough
milk TO give it the right flavor. After two
or three weeks old sifted oatmeal may be
added. Ii should be given warm, or about
the temperature of new milk. Corn meal
Is sure to give calves the scours, but oai-
meal. begun moderately, and gradually in
creased, rarely does any harm. Calves.
may often be profitably fed until eight or
ten weeks old, using linseed meal and oat-
meal in place of milk.
Mr.. A Buck Parkins says that his sheep.
paid him more than forty per cent the past
year. The great drawback in the past was
the exposure of the animals TO storms and
billiards. without food. Every year hun
dreds Of them perish, as much from the
want OF feed as from the exposure to the
storms. But the man who had feed and
shelter was successful, and derived good
| per cent. on his investment. To make the,
sheep business prosper in this country it
requires feed and shelter With good warm.
/ shelter and little feed the sheep business.
| in Western Kansas can be made a success
-WGln'a Vaity (Kdn) Sentinel.
A dairy farmer in Massachusetts saws he
fed sugar beets to his COWS without think
ing that they would iniure the butter or
milk, and that after he had been feeding
| them for a while, his customers complained
that his butter had a peculiar, strong (not.
rancId) favor, and after a careful examina-
tion he discarded the beots and the butter
was all right Another Massachusetts
dairyman sa IS that he has fed from peek
to half bushel of beets daily for a num-
Der Of years, dividing the quantity fed,.
! giving portion il the morning and the re-
mainder at night, but in both cases after
milking there has been no complaint
of talnt about his milk or butter. Time was
when beets formed a large part of the
rations of the dairy cows, bu: in the DAYS OF
fine, gilt-edged butter, dairymen have to be
exceedingly careful as TO what and how
they feed.